Profoundly Spanish in origin, yet almost immediately internationalised, theSpanish Civil war had a marked impact on the politics and culture of manynations. Considered by many of its generation as the first ideological war,it has become for many since a precursor of the Second World War sometimessubsumed into, or obscured by, this latter in our memory of the period.Yet, its significance continues to be reflected in a variety of culturalrepresentations of the conflict emanating from many different nations andcultures and in its continual pertinence and interest as a subject ofhistorical research.

The aim of this three-day, international conference is to explore theinternational social, political, military and cultural history of thisconflict from 1936 to the present. The organisers therefore welcomeproposals for papers on any aspect of the conflict from establishedscholars or postgraduates working in a range of disciplines including, forexample, social, political and cultural history, military history and warstudies, intellectual history, cultural memory, literary studies, arthistory, photography, media studies, film studies. Proposals should notexceed 350 words and should be sent, in English or in French, the twoofficial languages of GWACS, to either of the organisers at the addressesbelow by the 31st December 2005.